Certification: Certifications are issued to individual fitness professionals by training and certifying organizations which offer education and training programs. Each certification organization offers its own programs, administers its own tests, and issues certifications to individuals in its own name.

Licensing is a mandatory inspection process that focuses on enforcement of minimum expectations for program/ facility operations. Accreditation is a voluntary evaluation process that focuses on achievable standards and recommendations for improvement for program/ facility operations. See similar questions...

Candidacy is a pre-accreditation status that the Commission grants to a program if the program can demonstrate that it has the likely ability to gain accreditation. Most states that license acupuncturists accept graduation from a candidate program as meeting the educational requirements for licensure. Currently, however, unless a program is also accredited by a regional accrediting agency, candidacy status does not enable a program to provide federally funded financial assistance. See similar questions...

Accreditation is a process that ensures the quality of an educational program, while certification is an examination process that determines whether an individual practitioner has learned a body of knowledge necessary for safe and effective practice in a field. See similar questions...

Third-party attestation related to a conformity assessment body conveying formal demonstration of its competence to carry out specific conformity assessment tasks. See similar questions...

Certification" deals with people; "accreditation" deal with facilities. If you are seeking information regarding how staff become certified, then continue to read this section. However, if you want to know more about how institutions/agencies become accredited, then you need to click the "Standards & Accreditation" button on this web-site. See similar questions...

The terms certification and registration are used interchangeably to refer to process of becoming ISO certified. Accreditation is the procedure by which an accrediting body gives formal recognition to group signifying that group is competent to carry out specific tasks. See similar questions...

The short answer is that a licensing agent typically represents the property owner. On the other hand, a consultant is usually associated with a manufacturer seeking and acquiring licenses. Some firms act as both agent and consultant. GCI represents manufacturers and also provides consulting services to the licensing community but we do not act as agents. However, we will help you find one if that is what you determine you need. See similar questions...

Certification is a professional credential that states you have voluntarily completed a course of study, passed an exam and met specified criteria. It's usually issued by private organizations. Certification provides consumers with more information about you. It also gives you a way to increase your competency through study and exams, and then advertise or inform others about it. Certification sets standards, ensures practitioners are educated and competent and informs the public. See similar questions...

Achieving national accreditation is top priority for our institution and a critical requirement for the school and our students. The accreditation of any institution of higher learning is a process, and application for American Heritage University accreditation is underway. See similar questions...

No. There is no law obliging or binding the certification bodies or the testing and calibration laboratories to obtain accreditation; this remains a completely voluntary act. Nevertheless, company strategies and, particularly, the marketplace puts increased value on accreditation. See similar questions...

A TIDS Code facilitates identification of bookings and reservations with industry providers such as airlines, hotels and car rental companies. Only IATA Accredited Agents are authorised to issue international airline tickets. Please refer to the relevant Application Form to make sure that you have provided all the documents required for your specific region. See similar questions...

Products are CC evaluated, sites and solutions are accredited. For example, a particular site may take a number of CC evaluated products, install them on computers, connect to different classifications of network and put the whole solution in a particular building. An accreditation ensures that all these steps were followed with security in mind and that the products, policies, people and procedures meet the security requirements of the mission. See similar questions...

Accreditation Bodies such as the International Accreditation Agency (IAA) inspect and license the activities of accredited Certification Bodies such as IMS Certification Limited to carry out external audits of organisation’s Management Systems against ISO International Standards, including: See similar questions...

Most states require formal training and successful completion of a post-graduation certification examination for entry into the filed. Since January 2005, all massage therapists in Illinois are required to be licensed. Moraine Valley's Massage Therapy Program exceeds the licensing requirements and will prepare graduates for the exam. See similar questions...

Prefuse is released under the terms of a BSD (Berkeley Standard Distribution) license, making it free to use for both commercial and non-commercial purposes. The exact license terms are spelled out in the prefuse license. See similar questions...

Accreditation is the process through which an institution, which does not itself have powers to offer higher education awards, is judged by a group of external peers to be able to meet the University's Principles for Institutional Accreditation, and to provide a satisfactory environment for the conduct of programmes leading to Open University validated awards. See similar questions...